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    "id": 558494,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. (Ms.) Tuya",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Roselinda Soipan Tuya",
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    "content": "In July, 2014, my Committee, in conjunction with the Legislative and Intergovernmental Liaison Office in the Presidency, held a very elaborate retreat with various Cabinet Secretaries and Principal Secretaries on establishing synergies between the Executive arm of the Government and the Legislative arm of Government. As we know now, the Committee on Implementation plays a very critical role in terms of keeping the wheels turning, bringing legislative changes proposed through Motions and resolutions of this House. Without proper co- operation from Cabinet Secretaries, progress will continue to be hindered. Hon. Speaker, we feel, as a Committee, that we have certain Cabinet Secretaries who are treating invitations from the Committee casualty or through responses. This is the case and yet they are in breach of our constitutional mandate and requirement under Article 153 which requires the Cabinet Secretaries to provide periodic and full reports to the National Assembly on matters before their dockets. I also wish to say that, as a Committee, we do not implement resolutions of the House. What we do is in compliance with Standing Order No.209 on the establishment of the Committee and Standing Order No. 201 which provides for the timeframe within which the relevant Ministries are supposed to provide information to Parliament upon a resolution. All we do is to make a follow up, as a Committee, and report back to the House. We have had unnecessary delays in terms of responses to some of the issues we raise with the Cabinet Secretaries; some of them on very grave issues. That is not to say that we have some issues which are not grave. The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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